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Harvey’s Day Trading Blog
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Disney’s Double Bottom (That I Didn’t Trade)
Here was a nice little trade on Disney, a stock I don’t watch that often, though I probably should. With speculation and the eventual announcement of their streaming TV service, plus a lot of M&A rumours and news, there’s always…
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Easing Back In After Easter
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted any trades here. As I wrote previously, we’ve had guests staying over the Easter break so I’ve mostly been away from screens, not trading and not posting. It’s good to take…
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Some Thoughts On Lazy Day Trading
A correspondent recently asked if it was possible to successfully day trade stocks without doing much research. The question was poorly worded, because it depends entirely on how we define much. But before I answer the actual question, I wanted…
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A Terrible Trading Error
I mentioned yesterday that I have guests for the next couple of weeks so wont be doing much trading or posting. I did end up with some trading time available on Wednesday though, so although I skipped the pre-market research,…
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HOLI, 9th April 2019
Here’s a two-biter on HOLI: It’s all standard stuff here —a regular entry and an exit when it faltered at the intitial target. Then it made another move on even greater volume, so there was no reason not to take…
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Don’t Wait To Get Stopped Out
Here’s a trade that went wrong from the off: It all started out so well. The setup was good and it looked like there was some momentum, but the price hesitated. My rule is if it doesn’t go well right…
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PDD, 5th April 2019
A two-biter today, on PDD: First entry was textbook, with an exit at the initial profit target to take $400. But there was another clearly signalled move (complete with triangle confirmation) on even bigger momentum, so it was worth jumping…
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ROKU, 4th April 2019
Here’s a nice little trade on ROKU: Although there was plenty (plenty!) more to come after the initial textbook entry, the signals weren’t as strong and momentum wasn’t so much in evidence. You win some, you lose some, and you…
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Making $1,780 From Facebook (In One Morning)
It’s been a couple of weeks since I talked about making money from Facebook. As the company lurches from one data breach to another, and one privacy row to the next the stock continues to offer some excellent trading opportunities.…
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Trade, Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Here’s a trade on DAL: You have to love it when a setup combines with a pattern like a triangle. Extra confirmation is always a bonus and gives you more confidence to go into the trade. Naturally we always want…